CertainTeed announced Thursday they had decided to pay $600 million to settle a massive class action lawsuit launched against the company by consumers who purchased shingles under the names Custom Sealdon, Solid Slab, Master Slab, Custom Saf-T-Lok/Saf-T-Lok and Custom Lok 25, including the organic versions of Hallmark, Independence, Horizon, and Hearthstead.

The settlement will pay homeowners who were affected by easily damaged shingles.

About CertainTeed:
CertainTeed is a subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, one of the top 100 industrial companies in the world. Saint-Gobain, a French Corporation, employs approximately 22,000 people in North America and more that 206,000 people in 57 countries world-wide. Saint-Gobain’s North American companies operate nearly 200 manufacturing facilities in industries as diverse as industrial ceramics and containers, reinforcements and flat glass, abrasives, and building materials.